Face to face guitar, piano and singing lessons open at Leaders of Rock for November and December 2020!

In this article, guitar teacher Cam Bird discusses the 5 things he wished he knew when he first learned how to play guitar. Check it out!

All our guitar, piano and singing lessons are now online in Term 2 via Skype, Zoom and other apps. Please read below, and stay healthy.

Our Response to COVID-19 - Music Lessons Templestowe Lower. Free make-up lessons and Skype lessons available for music students

Today we are going to talk about both correct and incorrect posture for guitar, piano and singing. Often we forget that if we want to change the way we play, we have to adjust how we position ourselves to the instruments. Whether it be changing hands, back and the weight on your feet, changing your posture can improve your technique and confidence on your instrument.

Read on!

One of the most common ways to understand how to play guitar chords, is by using the CAGED system. In this article, we are going to discuss how to turn 5 open chords into any bar chord you like on guitar.

So you have started music lessons for a year now, and there are times where you will rather not play. There could be other people telling you to practice for your next music lesson. Or you could just not feel motivated enough to practice, distracted by video games.

This article is for you if you are a parent or student is looking for specific strategies to stay with your instrument. You may be in ‘music lessons limbo’, and wonder ‘what’s next’.

Believe it or not, no guitar is ever manufactured perfectly.

There are dents, the action is too high, it’s too hard to push the fingers on the strings…

Even the frets may be dirty from all the wear-and-tear of the store.

So here are 6 tips on how to maintain your guitar, so that it is squeaky clean and easy to play.